Milind Soman

Milind Soman is an Indian supermodel, actor, film producer and fitness promoter.

Milind Soman
Soman at the 2012 NDTV Marks for Sports event
Born
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
NationalityIndian
OccupationSwimmer, model, actor, film producer, reality television personality, marathon runner
Spouse(s)Mylene Jampanoi (m. 2006–div. 2009)
Ankita Konwar (m. 2018)

Personal life

Soman was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His family moved to England where he lived until the age of seven, then his family moved back to Mumbai, India in 1973. He attended Dr. Antonio Da Silva High School and Jr. College of Commerce, Mumbai. Soman was enrolled in a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's shakha by his father, when he was 10 years old.[1] Later, he completed his Diploma in Electrical Engineering.

Milind Soman met Mylene Jampanoi, a French actress, on the sets of their 2006 film, Valley of Flowers. The couple married in July 2006 at a resort in Goa. Milind and Mylene decided to part ways in 2008. The couple divorced in 2009.[2]

He married Ankita Konwar on 22 April 2018 in Alibaug.[3]

Career

An icon of the 90s, Milind Soman is a supermodel and actor, who enjoys a massive fanbase across the globe for his charming looks.[4]

Soman turned to modelling in 1988. Soman featured in Alisha Chinai's music video, Made in India (1995). In the mid-1990s after some time working as a model, he took the lead role in the Indian science fiction TV Series Captain Vyom and also played part in the TV series Sea Hawks. He then focused on films starting in 2000. Soman's films include 16 December, Pachaikili Muthucharam, Paiyaa, Agni Varsha and Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula. In 2007 he appeared in Bhram, Say Salaam India and Bheja Fry. In 2009 he acted in Sachin Kundalkar's Marathi film Gandha. He has also acted in a number of English language and other foreign language films and television series, including Valley of Flowers and The Flag. In the Swedish film Arn – The Knight Templar he portrayed Saladin, the revered 12th-century Kurdish leader of the Arabs and Muslims. He was also seen in a character role in the 2016 Hindi film Bajirao Mastani.

Soman was the producer of the Hindi film Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula (2003). He has also produced a children's television serial called Ghost Bana Dost.[5]

In 2010, he participated as a contestant in the reality TV show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 3), He came in fourth position.

Sports
Soman in 2011.

Milind is an avid sportsman. He started swimming at age of 6 and he has been an international level swimmer. He started representing Maharashtra from the age of 10 at various age groups before going on to represent his state at senior level where he went on to hold the national swimming championship (senior men's) title for four consecutive years (1984-87) before giving up competitive swimming in 1988. Soman represented India in swimming in the inaugural South Asian Games (then known as South Asian Federation Games) in 1984 held at Kathmandu where he won a Silver medal.[6] In 2015, Milind completed the Ironman challenge in 15 hours and 19 minutes , in his first try.[7] The triathlon includes a 3.8-km swim, a 180.2-km cycle ride and 42.2-km run raced in that order without a break which the participants are required to complete within 17 hours to win the title of 'Ironman'. The title 'Ironman' is given to every person who achieves the feat within the given time.

Controversy

Milind Soman and his then-girlfriend, Madhu Sapre, an ex-Miss India and model, attracted controversy in India, when the pair posed nude in a print ad for Tuffs Shoes. The social service branch of the Mumbai police had registered a case in August 1995 after Sapre and Soman posed in the nude, wearing only shoes and a python wrapped around them. Another case was filed under the Wildlife Protection Act against the advertising agency for illegal use of the python. The accused include the publishers and distributors of two magazines that featured the controversial ad, the advertising agency, the two models and the photographers.[8] The case dragged on for 14 years, after which the courts acquitted the accused.[9]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2000Tarkieb[10]Captain Ajit VermaHindi
2002Pyar Ki Dhun[10]RohitHindi
200216 DecemberVikramHindi
2002Agni VarshaArvasuHindi
2003Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit FormulaVikram VarmaHindiAlso producer[11]
2004SuryaSuryaHindi
2005JurmRohitHindi
2005Bhagmati[10]Muhammad Quli Qutb ShahHindi
2006Valley of FlowersJalanHindi/Japanese
2006KatputtliArjunHindi
2007Pachaikili MuthucharamLawrenceTamil
2007Say Salaam IndiaHarry OberoiHindi
2007Bheja FryAnant GhoshalHindi
2007Arn - TempelriddarenSaladinSwedish
2008BhramDevendraHindi
2009The FlagArjunHindi
2009Satyameva JeyatheTelugu
2009Gandha: SmellSarangMarathi
2009Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki BaarishHindi
2009Shadow Rahul KapoorHindi
2010PaiyaaBaaliTamil
2010NakshatraInspector GupteHindi
2010Arn – The Kingdom at Road's EndSaladinSwedish
2011VithaganBadriTamil
2012Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your DaughterAbdul RahmanEnglish
2012Jodi BreakersMarcHindi
2013DavidThe gangsterHindi
2013Alex PandianAlvin MartinTamil
2013SamhitaThe kingMarathi
2015NagrikVikas PatilMarathi
2015Bajirao MastaniAmbaji PantHindi[12]
2017ChefBijuHindi
2017Mukti - Birth of a NationGeneral J. F. R. JacobEnglishShort film
2018Hamara TirangaArjunHindi


Television
Year Show Role Language Notes
1995A Mouthful of SkyAkash Bhandarkar[13]English
1996Daayra[14]Hindi
1997–1998 Vakaalat[10]Hindi
1997–1998Sea HawksVikram RajpootHindi
1997Margarita[10]PedroHindiAlso producer
1997–1999Tanha[10]Hindi
1998–1999Captain Vyom[10]Captain VyomHindi
2000–2001Noorjahan[15]SalimHindi
2000Deewarein[14]Hindi
2006–2007 Ghost Bana Dost — Hindi Producer[16]
2010Fear Factor: Khatron Ke KhiladiContestantHindi
2012 MTV RushHimselfHindiAlso producer
2017–2018 India's Next Top Model Judge English
Hindi
2019 MTV Supermodel of the Year[17] Judge English
Hindi
2019-present Four More Shots Please! Dr. Aamir Warsi[18] English
Hindi

References
  1. World, Republic (10 March 2020). "Milind Soman shares anecdotes of training with RSS in memoir, compares it to 'Desi Scouts'". Republic World. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. "Milind and Mylene part ways". The Times of India. 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. "Milind Soman and Ankita Konwar to exchange wedding vows in Alibaug today". The Times of India. 22 April 2018. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/television-news/milind-soman-times-when-he-aced-the-poker-face-look.html
  5. "Milind Soman to produce TV series for children". ApunKaChoice.Com. 18 July 2006. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  6. Namaste TV (5 December 2016). "Milind Soman LIVE - Full Episode - (HUAWEI Namaste TV Show)". Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2017 – via YouTube.
  7. "TV's 'Captain Vyom' Milind Soman turns Ironman - Times of India". indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  8. "Tuff shoes case: Madhu, Milind plead not guilty". The Times of India. 29 October 2004. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  9. "It's a big relief: Milind Soman". The Times of India. 1 December 2009. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  10. "rediff.com, Movies: The Milind Soman interview". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  11. "Life, the Milind Soman way - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  12. "Milind Soman in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani". bollywoodhungama.com. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  13. "First of Many: Milind Soman revisits A Mouthful of Sky". 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  14. "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  15. "Model Milind Soman to play Salim in serial Noorjahan on DD1". Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  16. "StarOne unveils Milind Soman production 'Ghost Bana Dost'". 4 December 2006. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  17. "Supermodel of the Year 2019 Judges". Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  18. "Four More Shots Please! season 2 confirmed by Amazon Prime Video. Check out first pics". Hindustan Times. 3 June 2019. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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